The Lake Zürich right-bank railway line (German: Rechtsufrige Zürichseebahn) is a railway line in the Swiss canton of Zürich. As its name suggests, it runs down the right, or east, bank of Lake Zürich, connecting Zürich to Rapperswil.[1]
The line was opened in 1894, nineteen years after the complementary left bank railway. As built, it originally departed from the surface level of Zürich Hauptbahnhof station in a westerly direction, before performing a clockwise 270 degrees turn via a viaduct over the River Limmat and the Letten Tunnel to Stadelhofen station. Since 1990 the Letten Tunnel has been closed and replaced by the Hirschengraben Tunnel, which takes a direct easterly route under the River Limmat from new low level platforms at Hauptbahnhof.[1]
At the same time as the Hirschengraben tunnel was constructed, the Zürichberg tunnel was constructed in order to link Stadelhofen station with the Zürich to Winterthur and Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster lines. As a consequence the section of the right bank line between Zürich Hbf and Stadelhofen is now part of the backbone of the Zürich S-Bahn, carrying no fewer than eight separate routes.[1][2]
However beyond Stadelhofen the traffic reduces to three S-Bahn routes. Routes S6 and S16 stop at all stations as far as Uetikon or Meilen respectively. Route S7 runs non-stop from Stadelhofen as far as Meilen, then serves all stations to Rapperswil.[2]
The line is 31.90 kilometres (19.82 mi) long, standard gauge and electrified at 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line. It is predominantly double-track, but with single-track sections from Stadelhofen to Tiefenbrunnen, Herrliberg-Feldmeilen to Meilen, Uetikon to Stäfa, and Uerikon to Rapperswil.[1]
On 12 March 1894 the 30.3 kilometre stretch from Stadelhofen to Rapperswil was officially approved and two days later it was ceremonially opened. On the inauguration day, 14 March, a procession with two decorated locomotives and 14 coaches left Stadelhofen at 12:20 bound for Rapperswil. The train was given a warm welcome all along the route and there were lengthy stops. Some displeasure was felt in Herrliberg because the station, now known as Herrliberg-Feldmeilen, was actually situated within the municipality of Meilen. Black flags and banners had been hung out, and in Untergrüt, a street adjacent to the railway line, the special train was greeted by two effigies. On the return journey petrol was poured over the effigies. As the train went past, burning peat was thrown onto the carriages and some windows were broken by stones. The damage amounted to 7 francs. This incident later became known as the Herrliberg Railway Riot and eight inhabitants of Herrliberg were remanded in custody, three of whom were sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
The following day, 15 March 1894, the regular timetabled service between Stadelhofen and Rapperswil began. There were eight trains in each direction with a journey time of 67 to 75 minutes. It was not until six months later on 1 October 1894 that the through service from Rapperswil to Zurich Central Station was introduced. The route was via the Letten Tunnel and then onto a viaduct parallel to the Zurich-Winterthur line. In 1902 the Swiss Northeastern Railway was taken over by Swiss Federal Railways.
Accidentsedit
On 18 January 1971 two Gold Coast Express trains RABDe 12/12 1109 and 1119 collided in Herrliberg-Feldmeilen station. The cause was a combination of a points failure and human error. Six people died and 17 were injured in the accident.[3]
On 25 March 1971 RABDe 12/12 1113 and 1117 collided on departure from Uerikon, when a driver overran a red starter signal. The collision resulted in 16 injuries.[3]
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The Lake Zurich right bank railway line German Rechtsufrige Zurichseebahn is a railway line in the Swiss canton of Zurich As its name suggests it runs down the right or east bank of Lake Zurich connecting Zurich to Rapperswil 1 Lake Zurich right bankThe right bank line at TiefenbrunnenOverviewNative nameRechtsufrige ZurichseebahnOwnerSwiss Federal RailwaysLine number730TechnicalLine length31 90 km 19 82 mi Track gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeElectrification15 kV 16 7 Hz AC overhead catenaryMaximum incline1 7 Route mapLegend km elev SBB to Baden SBB to Oerlikon S6 S7 S16 1 9 Zurich Hardbrucke S20 407 m Vorbahnhof viaduct 823 m SBB to Wipkingen and Oerlikon Limmatbrucke 175 m 2 8 Zurich Letten 0 999 0 Hirschengrabenlinie Durchbindung 1990 Vorbahnhoftunnel Letten Tunnel 2093 m Sihlbrucke 67 m 0 3 Zurich HB surface 408 m 99 9 Zurich HB underground 394 m Hirschengraben Tunnel 2148 m Letten Tunnel 2093 m 101 65 7 Hirschengrabenlinie seit 1989 5 7 Stadelhofen 410 m Uberdeckung Kreuzbuhlstrasse 5 8 Zurichberg line to Stettbach Riesbachtunnel 1493 m 7 9 Tiefenbrunnen 408 m 9 5 Zollikon 415 m 10 8 Kusnacht Goldbach 417 m 11 7 Kusnacht ZH 415 m 13 5 Erlenbach ZH 419 m Hitzbergtunnel 70 m 14 6 Winkel am Zurichsee 426 m Seehaldebrucke I 96 m Seehaldebrucke II 137 m 16 6 Herrliberg Feldmeilen S16 423 m 19 4 Meilen 420 m 22 4 Uetikon S6 414 m Langackerbrucke 64 m 23 6 Mannedorf 419 m Lattenbergtunnel 93 m 26 4 Stafa 414 m 28 9 Uerikon S20 426 m 31 4 Feldbach 426 m Feldbachbrucke 68 m 33 8 Kempraten 412 m SBB to Wallisellen SBB to Ziegelbrucke 35 9 Rapperswil S7 409 m SOB to Pfaffikon 1 This diagram viewtalkedit The line was opened in 1894 nineteen years after the complementary left bank railway As built it originally departed from the surface level of Zurich Hauptbahnhof station in a westerly direction before performing a clockwise 270 degrees turn via a viaduct over the River Limmat and the Letten Tunnel to Stadelhofen station Since 1990 the Letten Tunnel has been closed and replaced by the Hirschengraben Tunnel which takes a direct easterly route under the River Limmat from new low level platforms at Hauptbahnhof 1 At the same time as the Hirschengraben tunnel was constructed the Zurichberg tunnel was constructed in order to link Stadelhofen station with the Zurich to Winterthur and Wallisellen to Rapperswil via Uster lines As a consequence the section of the right bank line between Zurich Hbf and Stadelhofen is now part of the backbone of the Zurich S Bahn carrying no fewer than eight separate routes 1 2 However beyond Stadelhofen the traffic reduces to three S Bahn routes Routes S6 and S16 stop at all stations as far as Uetikon or Meilen respectively Route S7 runs non stop from Stadelhofen as far as Meilen then serves all stations to Rapperswil 2 The line is 31 90 kilometres 19 82 mi long standard gauge and electrified at 15 kV 16 7 Hz AC supplied by overhead line It is predominantly double track but with single track sections from Stadelhofen to Tiefenbrunnen Herrliberg Feldmeilen to Meilen Uetikon to Stafa and Uerikon to Rapperswil 1 Contents 1 History 1 1 Inauguration 1 2 Accidents 2 ReferencesHistory editInauguration edit On 12 March 1894 the 30 3 kilometre stretch from Stadelhofen to Rapperswil was officially approved and two days later it was ceremonially opened On the inauguration day 14 March a procession with two decorated locomotives and 14 coaches left Stadelhofen at 12 20 bound for Rapperswil The train was given a warm welcome all along the route and there were lengthy stops Some displeasure was felt in Herrliberg because the station now known as Herrliberg Feldmeilen was actually situated within the municipality of Meilen Black flags and banners had been hung out and in Untergrut a street adjacent to the railway line the special train was greeted by two effigies On the return journey petrol was poured over the effigies As the train went past burning peat was thrown onto the carriages and some windows were broken by stones The damage amounted to 7 francs This incident later became known as the Herrliberg Railway Riot and eight inhabitants of Herrliberg were remanded in custody three of whom were sentenced to two months imprisonment The following day 15 March 1894 the regular timetabled service between Stadelhofen and Rapperswil began There were eight trains in each direction with a journey time of 67 to 75 minutes It was not until six months later on 1 October 1894 that the through service from Rapperswil to Zurich Central Station was introduced The route was via the Letten Tunnel and then onto a viaduct parallel to the Zurich Winterthur line In 1902 the Swiss Northeastern Railway was taken over by Swiss Federal Railways Accidents edit On 18 January 1971 two Gold Coast Express trains RABDe 12 12 1109 and 1119 collided in Herrliberg Feldmeilen station The cause was a combination of a points failure and human error Six people died and 17 were injured in the accident 3 On 25 March 1971 RABDe 12 12 1113 and 1117 collided on departure from Uerikon when a driver overran a red starter signal The collision resulted in 16 injuries 3 References edit a b c d e Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz Cologne Schweers Wall 2012 pp 12 13 64 65 ISBN 978 3 89494 130 7 a b S Bahn trains buses and boats PDF ZVV Archived from the original PDF on 2012 01 31 Retrieved 2012 03 12 a b Werner Nef 2013 Triebfahrzeuge auf dem Netz der Zurcher S Bahn Loki Spezial 35 Zurich Lokpress pp 27 45 46 ISBN 978 3 906013 04 6 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lake Zurich right bank railway line amp oldid 1197772643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
